1. ANATOMY OF A LACTOCOCCAL PHAGE Stephen Mc Grath 2006 Proposed Model of Tuc2009 Morphogenesis

2. 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 Tail tube Initiator complexBaseplates Whiskers MTP 2009 gpGT 2009 TMP 2009 Dit 2009 Tal 2009 BppU 2009 BppA 2009 BppL 2009 NPS 2009 Stephen Mc Grath 2006

3. MTP 2009 gpGT 2009 TMP 2009 Dit 2009 Tal 2009 BppU 2009 BppM 2009 BppL 2009 NPS 2009 Initiator complex formation BppU 2009 BppA 2009 BppL 2009 Baseplates assemble on initiator complex gpGT facillitates tail tube polymerisation Tail length determined by TMP 2009 Stephen Mc Grath 2006

4. Assembled virion heads Collar and whisker structure (NPS 2009 ) Assembled virion tails Collar and whiskers attached to heads Mature Tuc2009 virion completed upon attachment of tails to primed heads Stephen Mc Grath 2006